Successfully weaned son off bottle!

Michele - posted on 01/17/2011

My son turned 1 on 12/31 and I went through 7 different sippy cups for a couple of days. Come to find out, it's because they had a hard spout. He went for the one with the silicone soft spout. So from the time I started on the sippy cup till he drank the whole thing, took me 3 days. BUT the first time I gave him the soft spout one he did throw a fit for a whole hour. Someone told me to do that otherwise he would always think "Well, if I throw a fit, mommy will give me the bottle." SO true.

Jennifer - posted on 01/01/2011

We gave my daughter the starter sippy cup..you can buy them at walmart..there really good..after she turned 1 i gave her a regular sippy cup and thats all she uses now

Donna - posted on 12/31/2010

santa took my daughters bottles and she hasnt asked for one she drinks silk durnin the day but gets a formula cup before bed

Jamie - posted on 12/30/2010

My daughter turned 1 on December 8th and I just took away the bottle. I tried weening her off of the formula in the bottle by watering it down. She hasn't had a bottle in about a week, but she refuses to drink any milk out of the sippy cup. She'll drink water out of the sippy and some juice but refuses the milk. Any suggestions?

Mel - posted on 12/29/2010

I still give my daughter bottles during the day and at night. I'm going to try regular cows milk during the day after reading these posts but i will still give her formula in her bottle if she wants it

Jamie - posted on 12/29/2010

My daughter turned 1 on dec 17 should I be trying to get her off of the bottle? I thought it was too soon.

Megan - posted on 12/29/2010

we had our son off bottles at 11 months as well. We also got very lucky and he never took a binky! He does quiet well with the sippy and the cups with lids and straws. When its dinner time we like to try and give him just a little bit of water in a regular cup his size and he does okay with it so far!

Melissa - posted on 12/28/2010

Jennifer my little girl does the same thing it is so frustrating, she takes a sip from the sippy cup and then opens her mouth and either lets it dribble out or sprays it and she thinks it is so funny! At first I thought it was the sippy cup so I have now been through 3 different sippy cups and she does the same with all of them. Hopefully she will stop doing this soon.

Danielle - posted on 12/21/2010

our lil boy weaned himself from formula and the bottle when he was 10 months..he's a year today. He has whole milk from the sippy. thats all he ever wanted to drink..i'm very lucky i didnt have to go through with the hassle of trying to wean him myself :)

Candice - posted on 12/19/2010

I've just started giving my son formula/whole milk in his straw cup. Thanks for the praise! I am so proud of him - and he just did it all by himself. Those sippy/straw cups have been my life saver and makes life bit more easier

Darlene - posted on 12/16/2010

BTW, I do give him whole milk during the day! :)! He drinks that from a sippy!

Darlene - posted on 12/16/2010

Nice! We've got Tyler down to one bottle a day (before bed), which we plan to give up once we finish the can of formula! I'm really nervous about it! Hopefully he'll do as well as your did! :)!

Emma - posted on 12/16/2010

i havent tried yet to be honest but my twin girls have a beaker with a lid through the day and drink water or juice out of it but i still give them a drink of milk in a bottle morning and evening, no rush i think as there still young but congradulations and well done for getting your son off the bottle! :)

Jennifer - posted on 12/16/2010

Our son likes to gurggle or spray water or whatever comes out of the sippy cup so I only put water in there now. Hes getting formula from the bottle still but I weaned him from breast to bottle a week ago. I've been trying the straw but it's not going well. I need to offer it more. He'll get it soon I bet.